S. Blasco et al., THE HELMINTHFAUNA OR ORYCTOLAGUS-CUNICULUS (LINNAEUS, 1758) IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA - FAUNISTIC AND ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS, Parasite, 3(4), 1996, pp. 327-333
Faunistic and ecological analysis of the helminthfauna of the wild rab
bit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758), was undertaken in the Ibe
rian Peninsula. For the first time the helminthfaunas of the two iberi
an subspecies (O. c. cuniculus and O. c. algirus) are detailed. Fiftee
n parasite species (1 Digenetic Trematode, 7 Cestodes and 7 Nematodes)
were detected. The presence of Leporidotaenio spp. (Cestoda: Anoploce
phalidae) is the distinguishable feature between both helminthfaunas.
Moreover, qualitative and quantitative differences exist between the t
wo hosts subspecies, often statistically significant. The effect of ho
st sex on the helminthfauna of O. cuniculus in both populations seems
to be low.